TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)

Synonyms:

transurethral resection of the prostate; TURP

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("transurethral resection of the prostate" is a kind of...):

resection (surgical removal of part of a structure or organ)

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